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BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 11. The International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has acknowledged that its cars
have been transporting illegal cargo through the Lachin checkpoint
on the Azerbaijan-Armenia border, Trend reports.
Thus, contracts with 4 drivers of those vehicles have been
terminated.
The ICRC noted that it is aware of concerns raised about the
transport of unauthorized goods across the Lachin road and does not
support any such activity.
“However, we regret that without our knowledge four hired
drivers tried to transport some commercial goods in their own
vehicles which were temporarily displaying the ICRC emblem. These
individuals were not ICRC staff members and their work service
contracts were immediately terminated by the ICRC. Our work along
the Lachin corridor is always strictly humanitarian,” the ICRC said
in a statement.
Meanwhile, in order to prevent the transportation of manpower,
ammunition, mines, as well as other military equipment from Armenia
for Armenian armed groups on the territory of Azerbaijan (which
weren’t withdrawn contrary to the trilateral statement signed by
Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian leaders following the 2020 Second
Karabakh War), and as an adequate response to the unilateral
establishment of a checkpoint by Armenia on the border with
Azerbaijan on April 22 at the entrance to the Lachin-Khankendi road
contrary to the trilateral statement of November 10, 2020, on April
23 at 12:00 (GMT+4), the units of the State Border Service of the
Republic of Azerbaijan set up a border checkpoint in its sovereign
territories, on the border with Armenia, at the beginning of the
Lachin-Khankendi road.
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